Relax in the boho West End Long celebrated as a city that knows how to treat its guests, Glasgow is hard to beat when it comes to hosting hen weekends. Whether you want to hang out and people watch in the cafes of the boho West End, eat like royalty in Merchant City's hip restaurants, or scour the famous Barras flea market on Gallowgate for bargain fashions, Glasgow will do nicely.

Shopaholics fear not... There's also a fabulous array of places to splash your cash - Buchanan Street (known as the style mile), Argyle Street and Sauchiehall Street are stuffed with high street names and designer labels, while Britain's oldest covered shopping walkway Argyll Arcade dazzles passers-by with its 32 jewellery shops. Meanwhile, fashion forward hens will love the Designer Exchange off Royal Square and Princes Square's boutiques for high-end one-offs. Take a break from shopping with a boat trip down the Clyde or spend a few hours in the lovingly recreated Willow Tea Rooms, a masterpiece of craftsmanship from the city's iconic architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Dance the night away After dark, the cobbled streets of the West End's Ashton Lane buzz with Glasgow's sophisticated set chowing down at funky restaurants, while the city centre boasts some of the best clubs in the UK, serving up everything from Abba classics to hardcore party anthems so head for Sauchiehall Street, Mitchell Street and Jamaica Street to dance through the night.